"Grand Marshals of the Rose Parade The following is a list of Grand Marshals of the Rose Parade. Ten time GRAMMY awards winner Chaka Khan was chosen by Tournament of Roses Association president Gerald Freeny as the Grand Marshal for the 2019 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game. Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise was chosen as the 2018 Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal by its president Lance Tibbet on October 30, 2017. Sinise is known for playing the role of Lt. Dan Taylor in ""Forrest Gump"". The Disney family is the only family to have more than one member serve"
"for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. After Trump insulted John McCain during his campaign, questioning McCain's bravery because he was captured as a prisoner of war, Sinise rebuked Trump. Gary Sinise Gary Alan Sinise (; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise is known for several memorable roles. These include George Milton in ""Of Mice and Men"", Lieutenant Dan Taylor in ""Forrest Gump"" (for which"
"Gary Sinise Gary Alan Sinise (; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise is known for several memorable roles. These include George Milton in ""Of Mice and Men"", Lieutenant Dan Taylor in ""Forrest Gump"" (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Harry S. Truman in ""Truman"" (for which he won a Golden Globe), Ken Mattingly in ""Apollo 13"", Detective Jimmy Shaker"
"Walter Emanuel Jones Walter Emanuel Jones (born November 30, 1970) is an American actor, martial artist, and dancer, known for playing the role of Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger on the hit television series ""Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"". He also appeared in successful television shows including ""Family Matters"", ""Step by Step"", ""Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"", ""Moesha"", ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", ""Early Edition"", ""NYPD Blue"", """", ""Off Centre"" and ""The Shield"". He played in movies including ""Backyard Dogs"" (2000), ""House of the Dead 2"" (2005), """" (2006) and recently in """" (2016). He gave his voice talent to movies as """""
"played the role for two seasons until his characters death in the season 2 finale. In 2017, Marciano had a supporting role in the Netflix original film ""Bright"" as a gang member named ""Poison"". Murciano is of Cuban descent, and speaks fluent Spanish as shown in ""Without a Trace"" in season 4: episode 6 titled ""Viuda Negra"" (Spanish for ""black widow""). In 2006, ""People"" magazine ranked him number seven in its annual list of ""The Sexiest Men Alive"". Enrique Murciano Enrique Ricardo Murciano is an American actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Danny Taylor in the"
"television series including ""Cannon"", Rod Serling's ""Night Gallery"", ""Mod Squad"", ""It Takes a Thief"", ""The Big Valley"", ""The Flying Nun"", ""Vacation Playhouse"", ""The Tammy Grimes Show"", ""The Wild Wild West"", ""Burke's Law"", ""The Rogues"", ""The Farmer's Daughter"", ""The Lloyd Bridges Show"", ""The Dick Powell Theatre"", ""Dr. Kildare"", ""Checkmate"", ""87th Precinct"", ""Zane Grey Theater"", ""The Rifleman"", ""Alfred Hitchcock Presents"", ""Honky Tonk"", and others. Don Taylor (American actor and director) Donald Richie Taylor (December 13, 1920 – December 29, 1998) was an American actor and film director. He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including the 1948 film noir ""The Naked City"","
"the Vampire Slayer"". He is also known among ""Smallville"" fans as playing the role of Nam-Ek, and D.L. Hawkins on the NBC science-fiction drama ""Heroes"". Roberts is credited with the role of Leo in the 2011 film, ""Pizza Man"". He plays a very small role in season 1 NCIS as a member of a navy base. Leonard Roberts Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sean Taylor in ""Drumline"" and for playing Forrest Gates in the fourth season of ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and DL Hawkins in the first"
"forensic detective investigating a potential Darwin award winner. It was also Taylor's highest budgeted film to date, and boasted a cast of well known actors including Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, and David Arquette. In January 2006, ""The Darwin Awards"" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was the first to feature actor Chris Penn to be released after the actor's death. Taylor would say of Penn, ""he gave an incredible performance in the film that's going to make a lot of people laugh for a years to come."" Finn Taylor Finn Taylor (born July 4, 1958) is an American"
"Anspach, brought two children to their marriage. Mark Goddard Mark Goddard (born Charles Harvey Goddard; July 24, 1936) is an American actor who has starred in a number of television programs. He is probably best known for portraying Major Don West, the adversary of Dr. Zachary Smith (played by Jonathan Harris), in the CBS series ""Lost in Space"" (1965-68). He also played Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard , ""The Detectives"", starring Robert Taylor. Charles Harvey Goddard was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the youngest of five children, and grew up in Scituate. He was raised Catholic. He led both his high school"
"Bruce McGill Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, 1950) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his work with director Michael Mann in the movies ""The Insider"" (1999), ""Ali"" (2001), and ""Collateral"" (2004). McGill's other notable film roles include Daniel Simpson ""D-Day"" Day in John Landis' ""Animal House"", Com. Matuzak in ""Timecop"", Reverend Larson in ""Shallow Hal"", Gene Revell in ""The Sum of All Fears"", and Lt. Brooks in ""Ride Along"" and its sequel ""Ride Along 2"". Bruce McGill's television roles include Jack Dalton on ""MacGyver"" (1985–1992) and Det. Vince Korsak on ""Rizzoli & Isles"" (2010–2016). He"
"– ""Forrest Gump"" 1995: Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson – ""Leaving Las Vegas"" 1996: Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott – ""Shine"" 1997: Peter Fonda as Ulysses ""Ulee"" Jackson – ""Ulee's Gold"" 1998: Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank – ""The Truman Show"" 1999: Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham – ""American Beauty"" 2000: Russell Crowe – ""Gladiator"" as Maximus Decimus Meridius 2001: Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" as John Nash 2002: Jack Nicholson – ""About Schmidt"" as Warren Schmidt 2003: Sean Penn – ""Mystic River"" as Jimmy Markum 2004: Paul Giamatti – ""Sideways"" as Miles Raymond 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman –"
"Mark Goddard Mark Goddard (born Charles Harvey Goddard; July 24, 1936) is an American actor who has starred in a number of television programs. He is probably best known for portraying Major Don West, the adversary of Dr. Zachary Smith (played by Jonathan Harris), in the CBS series ""Lost in Space"" (1965-68). He also played Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard , ""The Detectives"", starring Robert Taylor. Charles Harvey Goddard was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the youngest of five children, and grew up in Scituate. He was raised Catholic. He led both his high school baseball and basketball teams to the state"
"Greg Vaughan James Gregory Vaughan, Jr. (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor and former fashion model, known for his roles in the soap operas ""The Young and the Restless"" (2002–03), ""General Hospital"" (2003–09), and ""Days of Our Lives"" (2012–Present). Vaughan also starred as Dan Gordon on the second season of the supernatural series ""Charmed"" (1999-2000). In 2016, Vaughan began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series ""Queen Sugar"" as Detective Calvin. The actor and former male fashion model has starred in soap operas such as ""The Young and the Restless"" and ""General Hospital"". To date, his best-known"
"Leonard Roberts Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sean Taylor in ""Drumline"" and for playing Forrest Gates in the fourth season of ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and DL Hawkins in the first season of ""Heroes"". Roberts was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from University City High School and in 1995, Roberts graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting. He portrayed roles as Sean Taylor in ""Drumline"" and starring as Forrest Gates in the fourth season of ""Buffy"
"Dana Elcar Ibsen Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 – June 6, 2005) was an American television and film character actor. Although he appeared in about 40 films, his most memorable role was on the 1980s and 1990s television series ""MacGyver"" as Peter Thornton, an administrator working for the Phoenix Foundation. Elcar had appeared in the pilot episode of ""MacGyver"" as Andy Colson (a completely different character), but was later cast as Peter Thornton, making his first regular appearance in the 11th episode of the first season. Elcar was born in Ferndale, Michigan, the son of Hedwig (née Anderberg) and James"
"This gives him the distinction of being one of only four actors from the main cast of one ""CSI"" program to appear in the same role on three ""CSI"" branded series. The other three actors are Ted Danson as Director D.B. Russell, David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, and Gary Sinise as Detective Mac Taylor. Raymond Langston Dr. Raymond Langston is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama """", portrayed by Laurence Fishburne. He joined the show in season 9, after the departure of Gil Grissom, played by William Petersen. His last name is taken from Fishburne's son, Langston"
"Tiny Ron Taylor Ronald ""Tiny Ron"" Taylor (born November 21, 1947) is an American film actor and former basketball player. He is possibly best known as Lothar in ""The Rocketeer"" (1991) and as Roc in """" (1994), roles that exploited his 7 ft (2.13 m) frame and craggy features. He also played Al, the tall police detective whose face is never seen, in ""The Naked Gun"" (1988) and on the TV series ""Police Squad!"". He has also appeared on television, including seven episodes of """" as the Hupyrian manservant Maihar'du, and two episodes of """" as the alpha Idrin. Taylor"
"Dan Haggerty Daniel Francis Haggerty (November 19, 1941 – January 15, 2016) was an American actor who playing the title role in the film and television series ""The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams"". Haggerty's birthplace is given by some sources as Pound, Wisconsin, or as Los Angeles, California, by others, and his birth year is alternately reported as 1941 His parents separated when he was 3. Haggerty grew up in a family that owned and operated a small wild animal attraction where he helped raise wild animals, including a black bear that performed tricks. After high school, he pursued"
"""Capote"" as Truman Capote 2006: Forest Whitaker – ""The Last King of Scotland"" as Idi Amin 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""There Will Be Blood"" as Daniel Plainview 2008: Sean Penn – ""Milk"" as Harvey Milk 2009: George Clooney – ""Up in the Air"" as Ryan Bingham 2010: James Franco – ""127 Hours"" as Aron Ralston 2011: George Clooney – ""The Descendants"" as Matt King 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln 2013: Matthew McConaughey – ""Dallas Buyers Club"" as Ron Woodroof 2014: Michael Keaton – ""Birdman"" as Riggan Thomson 2015: Leonardo DiCaprio – ""The Revenant"" as Hugh Glass 2016:"
"Tim Allen Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim ""The Toolman"" Taylor on the ABC sitcom ""Home Improvement"" (1991 to 1999) and Mike Baxter on the ABC sitcom ""Last Man Standing"" (2011 to 2017), which was picked up by Fox in 2018 for a seventh season. He voiced Buzz Lightyear for the ""Toy Story franchise"" and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in ""The Santa Clause"" film trilogy (1994–2006). Allen's other films include ""For Richer or Poorer"" (1997), ""Jungle 2 Jungle"" (1997), ""Galaxy"
"Matt Long Matthew Clayton ""Matt"" Long (born May 18, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ""Jack & Bobby"" (2004–2005), and the films ""Ghost Rider"" (2007) and ""Sydney White"" (2007). Long was born in Winchester, Kentucky, to an insurance salesman father and an assistant teacher mother. He has one younger sibling, Zach. He attended Western Kentucky University where he met his wife, Lora Chaffins. He was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After graduation, Long moved to New York City, where he worked as an actor throughout various theaters."
"have two children together. Dan Fogler Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor and writer. He has appeared in films ""Balls of Fury"", ""Good Luck Chuck"", ""Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"", """", and currently stars in ""The Walking Dead"" as Luke. Daniel Kevin Fogler was born in Brooklyn, New York, the second child of Shari, an English teacher, and Richard Fogler, a surgeon. Fogler is Jewish. Before he attended the School of Theatre at Boston University, he went to Poly Prep Country Day School and graduated in 1994. Dan Fogler made his Broadway debut"
"Daniel Roebuck Daniel Randall James Roebuck (born March 4, 1963) is an American character actor of television, film, and theatre. His best known roles include Deputy Marshal Robert Biggs in ""The Fugitive"" and its spinoff film ""U.S. Marshals"", Jay Leno in ""The Late Shift"", and Dr. Leslie Arzt in ""Lost"", as well as numerous Rob Zombie and Don Coscarelli films. Roebuck was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1963, and graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School in Bethlehem in 1981. He appeared in his first film role in 1985, the lead in ""Cavegirl"". From 1992 to 1995, he played Andy Griffith's"
"installer. In the 2016 US Election, McGill narrated several commercials for President Donald Trump during his campaign It was reported in February 2017 that he would guest star as a decorated Vietnam War veteran in the American action police procedural television series ""NCIS"". McGill currently is the narrator for the Fox News series Scandalous. Bruce McGill Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, 1950) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his work with director Michael Mann in the movies ""The Insider"" (1999), ""Ali"" (2001), and ""Collateral"" (2004). McGill's other notable film roles include Daniel Simpson ""D-Day"" Day"
"to composer/arranger Jennifer Hammond. Their twins, Jack and Amelia, were born in 2002. Pat Skipper William Patterson ""Pat"" Skipper (born September 23, 1958) is an American television actor, film actor and voice actor. Pat is probably best known for his television work on such shows as ""The X-Files"" and ""Boston Legal"". On film, he played Carducci in the (1996) action/horror film """", Mason Strode from ""Halloween"", Seabiscuit's Vet from ""Seabiscuit"" (2003), Bob from ""Fits and Starts"", and Agent Ellroy from ""Chain of Command"". He also wrote a book called ""The Working Actor"" in 2015. Skipper was born in Lakeland, Florida."
"James (born May 4, 2007), Cavan Thomas (born January 19, 2010), and Landan Reid (born March 6, 2012). The couple divorced in 2014. Greg Vaughan James Gregory Vaughan, Jr. (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor and former fashion model, known for his roles in the soap operas ""The Young and the Restless"" (2002–03), ""General Hospital"" (2003–09), and ""Days of Our Lives"" (2012–Present). Vaughan also starred as Dan Gordon on the second season of the supernatural series ""Charmed"" (1999-2000). In 2016, Vaughan began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series ""Queen Sugar"" as Detective Calvin. The actor and"
"and screenwriter. In addition to his role on ""General Hospital"", he has recurred on Bones as ""FBI Forensic Tech Marcus Geier"" and in the role of ""Fred"" on ""Gilmore Girls"", and has also guest-starred on ""According To Jim"", ""Monk"", ""The Mentalist"", ""Weeds"", and ""The New Adventures of Old Christine"". David Greenman David Greenman (born October 27, 1977 in Syracuse, New York) is an American actor best known for portraying the character of Danny McCall from 2004-2006 on the ABC daytime soap opera ""General Hospital"". David Greenman was born and raised in Manlius, New York, a suburb of Syracuse. His parents"
"tours and in New York City. The film was directed by Danny Boyle, with an adapted screenplay written by John Hodge. It starred Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner. Irvine Welsh made a cameo appearance as the drug dealer Mikey Forrester. The film has been ranked 10th by the British Film Institute (BFI) in its list of Top 100 British films of all time. It also brought Welsh's book to an international cinema audience and added to the phenomenal popularity of the novel. It was longlisted for the 1993 Booker Prize (and was apparently rejected for"
"married during the filming of TNT's production of ""Buffalo Soldiers"". Mykelti Williamson Michael T. ""Mykelti"" Williamson (born March 4, 1957) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films ""Forrest Gump"" and ""Con Air"", and the television shows ""Boomtown"", ""24"", and ""Justified"". In 2016, he portrayed Gabriel Maxson in Denzel Washington's acclaimed film adaptation of August Wilson's play ""Fences"", reprising his role from the 2010 Broadway revival. His other notable roles include ""Free Willy"", ""Heat"", ""Lucky Number Slevin"", ""Three Kings"", ""Black Dynamite"", ""The Final Destination"", ""ATL"", ""Species II"", and """". Williamson was born in St. Louis, Missouri."
"Chad Michael Murray Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, spokesperson, writer and former fashion model. He is known for portraying Lucas Scott in The WB/CW drama series ""One Tree Hill"" from 2003 to 2012, and for his portrayal of war veteran and SSR agent Jack Thompson in the Marvel/ABC series ""Agent Carter"". He has had starring roles in the films ""Freaky Friday"" (2003), ""A Cinderella Story"" (2004), and ""House of Wax"" (2005). Popular among teenagers and young adults in the early 2000s, he has been featured on the covers of numerous magazines, including ""People"", ""Vanity"
"Kevin McKidd Kevin McKidd (born 9 August 1973) is a Scottish-American television and film actor, director, and occasional singer. Before playing the role of Owen Hunt in ""Grey's Anatomy"", for which he is widely known, McKidd starred as Dan Vasser in the NBC series ""Journeyman"" (2007), Tommy in Danny Boyle's ""Trainspotting"" (1996), Count Vronsky in the BBC miniseries ""Anna Karenina"" (2000), and Lucius Vorenus in the historical drama series ""Rome"" (2005–2007). He provided the voice of John ""Soap"" MacTavish in the video games """" and """". He played Poseidon in the film """". McKidd was born on 9 August 1973,"
"Army Hospital. Upon meeting, Sinise called Anderson, ""The real Lt. Dan!"" referring to the character Sinise played in the film Forrest Gump. Sinise wrote the foreword to Anderson's memoir. The two worked together to get a bill passed in the United States Congress for a disabled veterans memorial in Washington, D.C.. Anderson even played with Sinise's band, Lt. Dan Band. He is the ambassador of the Gary Sinise Foundation. Anderson has acted in """" as a wounded Navy Seal accused of murder. He also had parts on the television shows, ""All My Children"", ""The Wire"", and ""Hawaii Five-0"". Anderson was"
"Daniel Zacapa Daniel Zacapa (born July 19, 1951) is an American actor. Zacapa played the role of Detective Taylor in the 1995 David Fincher film ""Seven"". He has worked steadily since, amassing a number of television credits and a role in ""Up Close and Personal"". Zacapa played Tio Ruben of the Santiago family in Showtime's ""Resurrection Blvd."", Renda in George Clooney's directorial debut ""Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"", and a leading role in the independent film ""Coronado"". Television appearances have included ""Six Feet Under"", ""Judging Amy"", ""The Practice"", ""NYPD Blue"", ""Seinfeld"", """"', """", and a guest appearance on ""Criminal Minds""."